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UNrTnD STATES f ATnNr OFFICE.

ELMER E. EYSTER, OF ASHLAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO IVILLIAM EYSTER, OF ASHLAND, OHIO.

SPRING BED OR SEAT BOTTOM.

SPECIFICATION forming part of LettersPatent No. 695,636, dated March 18, 1902.

Application filed May 4, 1901. Serial No. 58,732. (No model.) f

T @ZZ whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, ELMER E. Evsrnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ashland, Ashland county, Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Spring Bed or Seat Bottoms, of which the following is a specification. 5

My invention relates'to improvements .in

spring bed and seat bottoms designed for use 1o in connection with beds, chairs, lounges, and

other similar articles.

One object of my invention is to provide a form of tie wire which may be formed or shaped from a continuous piece of wire and may be manufactured in any desirable lengths, wherebyit may be applied to the assembled springs without any further bend-V ing or twisting, except in some instances at its extreme ends.

2o Further objects are to provide a firm and secure means for holding the springs against displacement, to avoid having any projecting ends of tie-wires andthe consequent liability of pulling loose or of damage to the covering or bedclothing, and finally to provide a construction which is noiseless and in which the tie-wires and the cross orvstay rods shall be of the best possible distribution for producing a surface to receive the covering or bedfclothing.

I have illustrated the linvention in the accompanyingldrawings, in which-v n Figure l is a plan view of the tie-wire as manufactured and ready for application to 3 5 the springs in forming or assembling the wire mattress or bed-bottom. Fig. 2 is a front view of one of the loops. Fig. 3 is a plan View of the assembled springs, wires, and rods as seen in the completed bed-bottom.

4o Fig. It is a partial sectional view on line 4 4t of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a view of a slightly-different arrangement, aud Fig. 6 is a view of a form in which the cross-rods are dispensed with.

Referring irst to Figs. l and 2, it Will be seen that I provide the tie-wire (indicated by the 'numeral 7 with a plurality of oppositelyextending integral loops 8 and 9; To form these, l first bend the wire at right angles, as at 5o 10,and then back upon itself, thus forming the loop 8, the extremity of which is bent at right angles to the body of the loop, as indicated at 8a. From the loop 8 the wire is extended transversely across the main portion of the wire and then doubled back upon itself, form- 5 5 ing the second loop 9, the extremity of which is also bent at right angles to the body of the loop, forming the angular portion 9, similar to the portion 8a. From the loop 9 the Wire is carried under the bend l0 and thence for- 6ol ward a suitable distance, when the next double loop is provided similar to that just described. It will thus be seen that the stay- Wire may be formed in indefinite lengths, and, in fact, may be produced as an article of manufacture in continuous lengths wound v upon a suitable reel or drum. When the springs are to be set up, the wire may be unreeled and cut into suitable lengths, and by this method of procedure I dispense with the 7o complicated machinery necessary for applying the staywires ordinarily used or the skilled labor necessary for winding them about the springs .and stay-rods, the only bending necessary being that of securing the ends of the tie-wires to the frames 11.

Referring to the figures .which show the complete bedbottom, at l2 I have shown a plurality'of helical springs of the ordinary or any desired shape, which are arranged within 8o the limits of the upper end lower frame 1l.

It will be understood thatin building up the bed-bottom the springs are assembled andthe tie-wires are then extended longitudinally between the rows of springs, with the upwardly-turned ends 82L and 9 of the loops engaging or hooking over the outermost coilof the adjacent springs, the ends of the tie-wires being twisted around or otherwise engaged with the frame members. The straight stay- 9o `rods 13 are then threaded through the ends of the portions 8a and 92M above the coils, thus securing them firmly to the springs without any twisting or tying and leaving no projecting ends.

around the frames at 13 and also around the adjoining spring, holding it securely to the frame.

In Fig. 6 the construction is precisely the same, except that I locate the tie-wires above loo The ends of the stay-rods are bent the top coils with the ends Sa and 9 extending downward and pass the rods under the tops of the coils.

It will be obvious that different widths and lengths of construction may be made by adjusting the distance apart of the loops in the wne.

By this arrangement it will be observed that not only are there no protruding ends at the points of connection between the coils of adjacent springs, but the single wire fills up the space between the springs and prevents the covering or mattress from extending down between the springs, while the straight rods prevent the covering from extending into the springs, and it will be further observed that this produces a construction that holds the springs firmly in position, thereby avoiding the possibility of becoming out of line or telescoping or in any way becoming loose and of making a noise, while requiring a comparatively small amount of material, all of which can be readily prepared by machinery and quickly assembled without the employment of skilled labor, thereby lessening the cost of production.

In Fig. 6 I show a form of tie-wire designed to be used without any stay-rods. The double loops are formed in the same way; but the ends of the loops instead of being simply bent down at right angles are bent into hooked form, as indicated at 8b and 9b, so that they will be retained in engagement with the coils of the springs without any additional fastening means. In this form I have shown springs of truncated conical shape with the bottoms secured to a wooden bottom and no frame for the upper springs, such a form being well adapted for chairs and other light cushions.

I-Iaving thus described my invention, what I claim isl. A tie-wire for spring bed-bottoms, seats, and the like comprising. a single piece of wire havingloops extending in opposite directions, the wire extending from the straight body portion and doubling back upon itself to form one loop, thence extending across the body portion and` doubling back upon itself forming the second loop, the portion after forming the second loop extending under an interlocking with the bend formed at theA union of the rst loop and the body portion and thence extending forward to the nextset of loops, substantially as described.

2. In combination, a frame, a plurality of springs arranged in rows, cross-rods extending across the springs, a continuous Vtiewire extending from side to side of the frame between the rows of springs and having integral transverse extensions connecting the cross-rods to the springs and the adjoining springs to each other, substantially as described.

3. In combination, a plurality of springs arranged in rows, continuous tie-Wires extending between said screws, integral loops extending at right angles from the body por-4 tion of said wires, said loops having angular bentends engaging the coils of the springs, and straight stay-rods extending through said ends on the opposite sides of said coils, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aftix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ELMER E. EYSTER.

Witnesses:

P. E. I-IoLBEN, WILLIAM EYSTER. 

